DeAgostini WWII Aircraft Collection – Aichi / Yokosuka D4Y2 Suisei Model 12 , Imperial Japanese Navy

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               Aichi / Yokosuka D4Y2 Suisei

The Yokosuka (横須賀) D4Y Suisei (彗星 “Comet”) Navy Carrier dive bomber was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Its Allied reporting name was “Judy“. The D4Y was one of the fastest dive bombers of the war and only the delays in its development hindered its service while its predecessor, the slower fixed-gear Aichi D3A, remained in service much longer than intended. Despite limited use, the speed and the range of the D4Y were nevertheless valuable, and the type was used with success as reconnaissance aircraft as well as for kamikaze missions.

General characteristics

• Crew: two (pilot & gunner/radio operator)
• Length: 10.22 m (33 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in)
• Height: 3.74 m (12 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 23.6 m² (254 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,440 kg (5,379 lb)
• Loaded weight: 4,250 kg (9,370 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Aichi Atsuta AE1P 32 liquid-cooled inverted V12 piston engine, 1,400 hp (1,044 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 550 km/h (342 mph)
• Range: 1,465 km (910 mi)
• Service ceiling: 10,700 m (35,105 ft)
• Rate of climb: 14 m/s (2,700 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 180 kg/m² (37 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.25 kW/kg (0.15 hp/lb)

Armament

• 2× forward-firing 7.7 mm Type 97 aircraft machine guns
• 1× rearward-firing 7.92 mm Type 1 machine gun
• 500 kg (1,102 lb) of bombs (design), 800 kg (1,764 lb) of bombs (kamikaze)